Continuous tense
进行时态
📖 牛津释义
continuous tense
(also progressive tense), (grammar) phrase consisting of part of be and a verb ending in -ing which expresses an action that continues over a period of time, as in `I am/was writing', `They are/were singing' 进行时态（由be的一种形式和以-ing结尾的动词构成的词组, 表示持续一段时间的动作, 如
`I am/was writing', `They are/were singing'.
🧩 词语组成解析
🗣️ 情景例句
Who ever heard of a pet goat?
有谁听过宠物羊的啊？
I asked him to check it for me, but he wouldn't.
我请他帮我检查，但是他不肯。
When's the next train?
下一班车是什么时候？